Professional organizations / education & training

• Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow
• Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
• Royal College of Surgeons of England – SLIPS course, Giddings et al
• Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Patient Safety
• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons - Patient Safety
• CORESS
• SASM - Scottish Audit of Surgical Mortiality
• American College of Surgery - Patient Safety

Government

• NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
• National Patient Safety Agency
• NCAS - National Clinical Assessment Service

University research groups working on non-technical skills in surgery

• Aberdeen University Patient Safety Research Group
• Clinical Safety Research Unit – St Mary’s Hospital, London: Vincent, Healey et al, allied to Dazi, Kneebone et al.
• Wilson Centre for Healthcare Education, University of Toronto: Reznick, Lingard et al
• Nuffield Department of Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford Catchpole
• University of Sheffield Medical School: Beard et al.

Funding bodies

• Health Foundation
• Institute for Health Improvement

Safe Surgery Programs

• WHO Safe Surgery Saves Lives: main page | feasability testing
• Scottish Patient Safety Alliance | Patient Safety Alliance Programme